3 Bed Detached House For Sale

A beautifully maintained Cotswold stone home in the heart of historic Burford with generous, light-filled living spaces and enviable town-centre amenities including driveway parking and a double garage


Nestled in the heart of the picturesque town of Burford, 9 Sheep Street is a beautifully maintained Cotswold stone home, offered to the market for the first time in over 40 years. This elegant property seamlessly blends timeless character with well-proportioned living spaces. The ground floor features a welcoming kitchen and dining area with an atrium roof that fills the space with natural light, a utility room, a sitting room with an open fireplace and access to the delightful south-facing courtyard garden, as well as a downstairs WC. The first floor offers versatility and comfort, with two bedrooms, a family bathroom, separate WC, and a spacious living room complete with a balcony overlooking the garden. The second floor comprises a third bedroom, a playroom, and a shower room, while the generous attic room provides exciting potential to create a fourth bedroom or home office, subject to planning.
Externally, the property benefits from a private courtyard garden, driveway parking, and a double garage – a rare and valuable feature in the centre of town.

Burford is a thriving Cotswold market town, nestled in the Windrush Valley surrounded by beautiful countryside, with a friendly and active community and enjoying the biannual ‘Burford Festival'. An abundance of shopping facilities include independent delis, butchers and bakeries, an array of notable pubs, restaurants and hotels and the highly renowned Burford Garden Company. Burford has excellent local junior and senior schools plus private preparatory and senior schools within easy reach. There is a wide range of activities for children to enjoy, scouts, football, cricket and rugby clubs, and swimming in nearby Carterton. The town also has an active parish church, doctors’ surgery, pharmacy, library and post office a short stroll from the house.
Burford is close to numerous pretty villages along with the picturesque market towns of Stow-on-the-Wold, Woodstock, Cirencester, Charlbury and Chipping Norton. Excellent shopping facilities are on hand in Witney(8 miles) including Waitrose and Marks & Spencer and further afield in Oxford to the east or Cheltenham to the west. Daylesford Organic Farm is just 10 miles away with members club Soho Farmhouse approximately 15 miles away. Brilliant road links include the A40 to Oxford and London via the M40. Rail links from Charlbury (9 miles, trains to Paddington 70 mins) and Oxford Parkway (19 miles, trains to Marylebone 45 mins). With the newly commissioned Elizabeth line the heart of the city of London can be reached within two hours. Sporting and leisure facilities within the locality include equestrian activities, golf in Burford, Lyneham, Chipping Norton, and Broadway, and a network of local footpaths and bridleways.